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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Mr. Wolfinger?
(a) He died from an infection on his leg.
(b) He was found murdered.
(c) He became ill.
(d) He went off to find help.

2. How did Margaret and Elizabeth Graves get along?
(a) They ignored each other.
(b) They were best friends.
(c) They tolerated each other.
(d) They hated each other.

3. What did the interior of the wagon remind Virginia of?
(a) Organized chaos
(b) A stuffed closet
(c) A garbage heap
(d) A living room

4. Who is the unofficial untarnished hero of the Donner Party?
(a) Charles Stanton
(b) James Reed
(c) Patrick Dolan
(d) William Eddy

5. Hw many other people died the night Dolan died?
(a)
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Foster want to kill?

2. How did they stay warm at night?

3. How many states were in the Union in the spring of 1846?

4. How do people get across the great Salt Lake Desert in today's world?

5. What did the travelers do before they headed across the desert?

(see the answer key)

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